Probiotics, by definition, are beneficial bacteria that live in our intestinal tract to help us maintain health intestines and colon. There are several species of these bacteria that are helpful to us including lactobacillus acidophilus. The meats we eat contain antibiotics that kill our natural bacteria that reside in our gut. Today, you will replace these healthy bacteria by supplementation.
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Food:
It's because of food you are eating. Bacteria in the gut break down what your body doesn't digest well, and produces the foul smelling gas. Your body is telling you something. Keeping a daily food diary will help reveal which foods make it worse. Some common problems are lactose intolerance or food allergies.
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GI:
I would suggest you be seen by a gastroenterologist (GI)- a stomach and intestine specialist who may be able to scope you and make sure everything is ok in your intestines and maybe shed some light as to why you are having so much gas. Could rule some things out in order to rule some things in like Irritable Bowel Syndrome which causes a lot of gas. Get checked and best wishes to you.
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Combination:
Gas odor is a product of combinations of food, consumed, digestion, and bacteria in the intestine which aid digestion. From your response, a large factor for you is the intestinal bacteria. It frequently takes months of supplementation to change the flora (bacteria makeup) of the gut. Keep up supplementing, eat healthy, and avoid antibiotics.
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There is no one best:
Better to take capsules with high count bacteria (10 billion of more), and ones with more strains of good bacteria (B10- or more). More convenient and better than drinks. Save your money!
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Uncertain:
Probiotics may or may not help with "gas". I assume you are referring to passing gas per rectum (flatus). Scientists are just starting to understand the human intestinal microbiome. The various probiotics all have different compositions. Which is the best is uncertain. The most important thing for a healthy microbiome is to eat a very healthy organic diet see: http://bit. Ly/23X5fRT *see comments
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Probably nothing:
Some people swear that their diet affects their breastfeeding newborn but studies have refuted that mother's diet does. So with good studies to back that up, your diet, nor a probiotic should matter. Some babies just have gas. You could try the gas drops in the pharmacy and see if it helps, or a peppermint drop under the tongue, but probably not much will help till he learns to work it out.
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Good bugs...:
There are 3 brands of probiotics I recommend to my patients depending on the indication: vsl#3 for colitis, florastor for diarrhea, and align for gas and bloating. Good luck!
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Yes:
Also watching your diet. If certain types of food give you more symptoms, cut down on them. Its typically associated with high fiber foods, raw food, and green vegetables. You can search over the web and get the info on those. Eat small portions and avoid eating too much at a time. If symptoms don't improve see a GI doc.
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Could be a colic:
The symptom you describe sounds like colic. Colic may be caused by many, unknown factors. Do you breastfeed the baby, and eat foods that cause a lot of gas? If that is the case, you may eat low gas forming and low allergenic diet. Many studies found no universally effective remedies, but simethicone, probiotics, casein hydrolysate formula, music, maternal low allergen diet have worked in some.
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Flora rebalancing:
Probiotics are dietary supplements and foods that contain "beneficial" bacteria. They are promoted to improve digestion by rebalancing the normal microflora in the large intestine. Perhaps this rebalancing occurred and resulted in initial benefit for you, but further flora adaptation has occurred and lessened the favorable effect. More is not better. Just stop, or try another brand/bacteria.
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Qualified Yes:
"Good bacteria" or probiotics are essential to colon health and good for the immune system. Somebody with a long medical history like yours is likely to have used a lot of antibiotics, and those devastate the good with the bad bacteria. It makes sense to restore normal bacterial flora. I cannot say whether it will resolve your complaints, but it is something to consider. Work with your doctor.
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Bloating:
A good next step is to be tested for food sensitivity and avoid the offending foods. At the top of that list is often wheat and dairy. Great Plains Laboratory in KS USA has a good food sensitivity panel. Peace and good health.
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Depends:
...on what your symptoms of your intolerance are. Garlic causes acid reflux in many people, and without reflux medication, this cannot be controlled well. However, you might consider trying to roast the garlic before using it. Some people are able to tolerate roasted garlic but not fresh garlic. Good luck.
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It generally:
Takes up to 6 months for the liver ducts to enlarge and "store" the bile acids produced and usually stored in the gallbladder! Some people are "sensitive"to these bile acids...discuss with your surgeon. He/she may recommend an interim solution to your problemHope this is helpful!

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Proper workup:
You need a workup for malabsorption / maldigestion. Your primary care physician can begin it. Gluten enteropathy can present like this and so can Whipple's and a bunch of others. I'm sorry that a search for an easy fix wasn't successful, but not really surprised. Good luck.
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See PCP:
Acid reflux can be very distressing. I would recommend you go to your PCP and get some help. Try to find the causes of the acid reflux which could be highly acidic foods, medications, or alcohol and avoid these foods. There are many medications that can help relieve it also.
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SIBO, documented?:
Treatment is often offered empirically when sibo (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) is suspected. However symptoms recur when the antibiotics are gone. Is this due to underlying ibs, regrowth of bacteria (or resistant ones!), parasites, altered GI transit, or something else? Bifidobacter-containing probiotics may reduce gassiness, a xifaxan (rifaximin) trial may help, but evaluation is best pursued now.
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Not so simple:
Omeprazole interferes with digestion and can cause gas and bloating. Foods may be problem. See healing digestive disorders by andrew gaeddert for a helpful digestive clearing diet to determine cause of indigestion.
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